Christian Bognar
DualShockersThe First Berserker: Khazan Review
Published 4/5/2025
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 - 3/27/2025
The First Berserker: Khazan
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pelos empire, whom overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.
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- Neople
- Publisher
- Nexon
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Critic avg
80
17 scored reviews
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17
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Score range
70–100
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 80 across 17 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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17 included scored reviews
90–1004 reviews · 24%
80–898 reviews · 47%
70–795 reviews · 29%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Terrence Johnson
ZTGDThe First Berserker: Khazan (XSX) Review
Published 4/2/2025
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Read originalJohn Carson
IGNThe First Berserker: Khazan Review
Published 3/31/2025
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Read originalJosh Broadwell
ShacknewsThe First Berserker: Khazan review - Parry, die, repeat
Published 3/28/2025
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Metro GameCentralThe First Berserker: Khazan review – the best Soulslike of 2025
Published 3/27/2025
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Read originalGeorge Yang
Digital TrendsThe First Berserker: Khazan review: a competent Soulslike that’ll test your patience
Published 3/24/2025
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Read originalTyr
FextralifeThe First Berserker Khazan Review
Published 3/24/2025
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90
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Read originalSean Martin
PC GamerThe First Berserker: Khazan Review
Published 3/24/2025
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Read originalGarri Bagdasarov
PlayStation UniverseThe First Berserker: Khazan Review (PS5) - Standing With The Best In The Genre - PlayStation Universe
Published 3/24/2025
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95
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Read originalJames Kennedy
TheGamerThe First Berserker: Khazan Review - A Feisty First Foray Into The Soulslike Genre
Published 3/24/2025
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